पञ्चाङ्ग — Puṣkar · March 21, 2018 CE

🪷 आज: मीन सङ्क्रान्ति — Mīna Saṅkrānti
Sun enters Pisces; Mīna-māsa begins.

Also observed today

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana
BG 4.5 · Chapter 4 · ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोग · Jñāna-Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga
श्री भगवानुवाच

बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन।

तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।
"4.5 Lord Shri Krishna replied: I have been born again and again, from time to time; thou too,O Arjuna! My births are known to Me, but thou knowest not thine." — Shri Purohit Swami
→ Enter BG 4.5's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Caitra (Caitra Śukla Pakṣa)
Vikram Saṁvat: 2075 Virodhakṛt
Śaka Saṁvat: 1940 Vilambī
Bengali Saṁvat: 1425
Malayalam Era: 1194
Nanakshahi: 549
Solar Month: Mīna (Paṅkuṇi)
Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)Śukla Caturthī (4/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)Bharaṇī Pada 2
योग (Yoga)Vaidhṛti
करण (Karaṇa)Viṣṭi
वार (Vāra)Budhavāra (Wednesday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

GrahaLongitudeRāśiNakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya336.27°MīnaUttara Bhādrapadā P1
चन्द्र Candra19.42°MeṣaBharaṇī P2
मङ्गल Maṅgala247.53°DhanuMūla P3
बुध Budha352.42°MīnaRevatī P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati208.70°TulāViśākhā P3
शुक्र Śukra353.12°MīnaRevatī P2
शनि Śani254.26°DhanuPūrva Āṣāḍhā P1

Puṣkar — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · IST)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)06:36 IST
Sūryāsta (Sunset)18:44 IST
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)12:40 IST
Candrodaya (Moonrise)08:57 IST
Candrāsta (Moonset)22:08 IST
Dinamāna (Day Duration)12 Hours 08 Mins 03 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)11 Hours 51 Mins 57 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta04:59 – 05:47
Prātaḥ Sandhyā05:35 – 06:36
Abhijit Muhūrta12:15 – 13:04
Vijaya Muhūrta14:41 – 15:30
Godhūli Muhūrta18:32 – 18:56
Sāyāhna Sandhyā18:44 – 19:14
Amṛta Kāla18:29 – 20:14
Niśīta Muhūrta00:15 – 01:04

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla12:40 – 14:11
Yamaganda08:07 – 09:38
Gulika Kāla11:09 – 12:40
Varjyam07:06 – 07:25
Dur Muhūrta 09:25 – 09:50

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): North (Uttara)
Candra Vāsa: East
Rāhu Vāsa: South-West
Ānandādi Yoga: Padma (Auspicious)
Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)
Vedic Ṛtu: Śiśira (Winter)
Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa
Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Kṛttikā · Rohiṇī · Mṛgaśirā · Ārdrā · Punarvasu · Uttara Phalgunī · Hasta · Citrā · Svātī · Viśākhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Śravaṇa · Dhaniṣṭhā · Śatabhiṣaj · Pūrva Bhādrapadā
Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Mithuna · Kanyā · Tulā · Makara · Kumbha

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Labha06:36 – 08:07 (auspicious)
Day-2 Amṛta08:07 – 09:38 (auspicious)
Day-3 Kāla09:38 – 11:09 (inauspicious)
Day-4 Śubha11:09 – 12:40 (auspicious)
Day-5 Roga12:40 – 14:11 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Udveg14:11 – 15:42 (inauspicious)
Day-7 Chala15:42 – 17:13 (neutral)
Day-8 Labha17:13 – 18:44 (auspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Udveg18:44 – 20:13 (inauspicious)
Night-2 Chala20:13 – 21:42 (neutral)
Night-3 Labha21:42 – 23:11 (auspicious)
Night-4 Amṛta23:11 – 00:40 (auspicious)
Night-5 Kāla00:40 – 02:09 (inauspicious)
Night-6 Śubha02:09 – 03:38 (auspicious)
Night-7 Roga03:38 – 05:07 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Udveg05:07 – 06:36 (inauspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 26.49°
Longitude: 74.55°
Timezone: UTC+5.5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

6 steps · graha walk
Budhavāra (Wednesday) — its presiding graha's walk.
Discrimination + BG 2.41 (vyavasāyātmikā buddhi).

Cosmic Time

Kali Year5119
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)1869733.27
Julian Day2458198.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)24.1075°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)43.19°
🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.1075°), declination 0.15°, EoT -7.84 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2018-03-21 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)